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Mont. Code Ann. § 71-3-102 (2026)

How Liens Created

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TITLE 71. MORTGAGES, PLEDGES, AND LIENS

CHAPTER 3. LIENS

Part 1. General Provisions

How Liens Created

71-3-102. How liens created. A lien is created:

(1) by contract of the parties; or

(2) by operation of law.

History: En. Sec. 3740, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5710, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8225, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 2881; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1587; re-en. Sec. 8225, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 45-107.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2021 · leading case: In re B.H., 2001 MT 288, 37 P.3d 736.
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In re B.H., 2001 MT 288, 37 P.3d 736. · cites it 2× “were youths in need of care pursuant to § 71-3-102, MCA, and granted temporary investigative authority to DPHHS.”
Schweigert v. Schweigert, 519 F. Supp. 3d 803 (D. Mont. 2021). · cites it 3× “2d at 923 ; see also Mont. Code Ann. § 71-3-102 . Accordingly, even if the Rule specifically provided for the creation of a lien, rather than simply providing mechanisms for filing a lien, the Court is unpersuaded the Department can lawfully do so without the sort of explicit…”
Andersen v. Singer, No. 91-342 (Mont. Jan. 7, 1992). · cites it 3× “Section 71-3-102, MCA, provides that liens are created by either a contract between the parties or by operation of law.”
In re BH, 2001 MT 288, 37 P.3d 736. · cites it 2× “were youths in need of care pursuant to § 71-3-102, MCA, and granted temporary investigative authority to DPHHS.”
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